Late on Friday, 2 April, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry made an official statement claiming European involvement in Taiwan’s submarine projects. The statement was made in response to accusations by The National… Continue reading "Taiwanese Defense Ministry Admits European Involvement in Submarine Project"
Just hours ahead of the NATO Summit which saw NATO members’ foreign ministers meet on 23 and 24 March, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sat down for a discussion… Continue reading "Stoltenberg and Blinken Define NATO as a Cornerstone of the International World Order"
According to a report published by the Taiwanese United Daily News, the ROC government has disclosed plans to construct a high-altitude ballistic missile defense network. The new system would help… Continue reading "Taiwan Announces Plans to Expand Missile Defenses"
On January 27th, the Congressional Research Service published a report titled “Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress”. Over the following week, this was quickly followed up by… Continue reading "New Series of Reports to Congress Concerning Great Power Competition"
In a recent interview with the Pucará Defense blog, Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force, Brigadier Xavier Isaac, said that the recent veto by the British… Continue reading "Argentine Air Force Contemplates China/Pakistan JF-17 Fighters Once Again"
Between August 2019 and September 2020 Col. Myles Caggins served as spokesperson for the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), their mission – to destroy ISIS. His… Continue reading "Winning the Information War: An Interview with Col. Myles Caggins – Former Spokesperson for the International Coalition Against ISIS Pt.1"
David Eubank is the founder and leader of the Free Burma Rangers (FBR), a multi-ethnic relief organization that operates right on the front lines of some of the hottest combat… Continue reading "Interview with David Eubank – Ex- Special Forces Officer Who Founded the Free Burma Rangers – a Remarkable Relief Organization"
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono announced today the suspension of plans to deploy two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems, owing to costs and technical issues. The Minister abruptly announced… Continue reading "Japan Suspends Aegis Ashore Plans"
Lockheed Martin announced on 30 December, that it had delivered its 134th F-35 for the year, exceeding the original delivery goal of 131 aircraft. The 134th F-35 is an F-35B… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Surpasses 2019 F-35 Delivery Goals"
Bahrain has joined the ever growing list of Patriot customers, becoming the seventeenth country to purchase the system for air and missile defense. With tensions in the Persian Gulf region… Continue reading "Bahrain Purchases Patriot Air Defense System"